Write-Offs: 12.06.11

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$$$ EU talks on doubling financial firewall [FT]

$$$ Tiny Tax on Financial Trades Gains Advocates [NYT]

$$$ Read an intricate argument about moral hazard in the Eurozone PSI, marvel at Felix Salmon’s purple suit [BI]

$$$ Apply to be Warren Buffett’s assistant’s assistant, watch out for the tax bill [LinkedIn via Deal Journal]

$$$ Vote here to help Let’s Get Ready, a non-profit that expands college access for low-income and first generation college-bound high school students, win $1 million from Chase’s American Giving Award [LGR/Facebook]

$$$ “The havoc wreaked by MF Global’s bankruptcy filing has been felt not just by Wall Street investors and traders, but also by wheat and corn growers, cattle ranchers and pig farmers” [WSJ]

$$$ Alec Baldwin was kicked off a flight for using his cell phone at the gate, tweeted about it [Daily Intel]

$$$ Two Research in Motion executives kicked off an Air Canada flight for drunkenness were fired by RIM, had to drive cross-country to get home [The Star]

$$$ Someone learned exactly enough about monopolies to take the CFA Level I, then turned it on his CFA prep provider [DayOnBay]

$$$ A reader writes: “CFA TESTING SCANDAL. WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED TO MATT?” INDEED. [Wall Street Oasis]

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      Posted by Alt_EST | December 6, 2011 at 7:39 PM

      If your only offenses were incorrectly entering numbers into a computer and failing to double check your work, you need to seriously reconsider a career in finance.

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      Posted by Future CFA Level 2 | December 6, 2011 at 7:59 PM

      Fuck.

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      Posted by Still CFA Level 1 | December 6, 2011 at 8:05 PM

      Don't worry bro.

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      Posted by Guest | December 6, 2011 at 8:28 PM

      Amen. These people clearly lack attention to detail and got what they deserve.

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      Posted by Guest | December 6, 2011 at 8:40 PM

      Barney Frank as a muppet? Something tells me random drug testing should start immediately at Fox news.

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      Posted by off by one finger | December 7, 2011 at 9:48 AM

      +1 for snark, but seems a stretch that many people could be off by 1, maybe someone needs to renew their commitment to a dubious credential monopoly

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      just to be a stickler: the rules stated nothing about your ticket matching your i.d. The CFA institute will fuck you on wording every time, whether they are correct or not. assholes. Anyway, yes the candidates do lack attention to detail

      1. Be current and valid – it cannot be expired;
      2. Contain your photo;
      3. By issued by a government agency;
      4. Be a single document (NOT a combination of two or more pieces of identification, such as an expired photo driver’s license with a separate renewal certificate); and
      5. Be an original document. Photocopies of ID documents will not be accepted.

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      It also doesn't say the names should match, but I assume that's also a requirement.

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